Analysis Of Reverend Hale In The Crucible

Truth is oftentimes glazed over or obscured by the sweet words of the manipulator, and the journey to discover it is painful in the mental aspect by challenging one’s mindset or morals. To those who have faith in truth, however, it can be a savior shining a light onto the path of righteousness. In the play The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, the eloquent lies of a single girl by the name of Abigail expands into full-blown witch trials where minister Reverend Hale is brought in to examine the markings of those tainted by the Devil. Within his time spent in the ominous village of Salem, the lies exposed to him begin to query his life-long standings of the Bible and God. As he further uncovers the truths, Hale’s role in the Salem Witch Trials undergoes a dramatic transformation from a certain accuser, to a precarious bystander, to the defender of the tried.

For example, in Act in Hale goes to the Proctor’s home on “[his] own, without the court’s authority” (Miller 167). This shows a major change in Hale. It shows that he is losing faith in the court trials. In addition, he then says that he “[finds] it hard to draw a clear opinion of them that come accused before the court” (Miller 167). This further extends that he would rather do something investigating on his own than just trusting the court on its own. Furthermore, Hale tells the Proctors to “get [the] third child quickly baptized, and go you without fail each Sunday in to Sabbath prayer” (Miller 170). Hale gives the Proctors advice that will benefit them, since Goody Proctor had been mentioned in the witch trials. The reason he gives them advice is because of his decreasing credibility in the court. The decreasing credibility of Reverend Hale does not stop there

To start off with one of the main characters of The Crucible─Reverend Samuel Parris─he is a minister of the church in the community who puts his authority as his first priority. On some circumstances, he will also try to cover up things not only for his ministry, but for his family. In the beginning of the play, he finds out about his niece Abigail practicing witchcraft and tries to get her to confess. “Parris: Now look you, child, your punishment will come in its time. But if you trafficked with spirits in the forest I must know it now, for surely my enemies will, and they will ruin me with it” (10). Reverend Parris is accusing Abigail for being associated with witchcraft, at the same time it sounds like a threat to Abigail and himself only

From the beginning of the play, it was quite clear that Reverend Hale’s character was deeply rooted in his faith and understanding. Hale firmly believes that everything in life can be explained by books. This becomes evident when he is prompted about the weight of his books. He responds, “They are weighted with authority” (Miller, Act I). Hale believes that the truth

Hale says, “I come to do the devils work. His sarcasm collapses. There is blood on my head! Can you not see the blood on my head!!”(121) His guilt has reached a point where he simply loses all inhibitions and does whatever he can to protect Proctor. Hale is the one who attempts to make Danforth sufficient with the verbal confession. When Proctor denies all questions concerning the innocence of Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey, it is believed that Hale is unable to finish his work. Hale makes a petition to Proctor. “Man you will hang! You cannot!”(133) Proctors reply is,“ I can. And there’s your first marvel. You have made your magic now, for now I think I do see some shread of goodness in John Proctor”(133). This statement redeems Hale, although he does not know it. Hale has inadvertently sent John Proctor to God. This is the full realization of Hales holy work.

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible the witch trials in Salem were a devastating time. The entire community was in disorder and chaos because of personal vengeance. This included accusations of innocent town’s people being called witches, so they hanged and were jailed. Throughout the play certain characters help the rise of witchcraft as well as the disapproval of all the innocent people who were being convicted for no reason. Reverend Hale is a dynamic character whom comes to rid of the evil spirits in Salem, yet he later tries to end the trials. Hale realizes the accusations are false, attempts to postpone the hangings, and persuade the victims to lie conveys that he is a dynamic character and changes throughout the play.

Reverend John Hale is the minister who is called in to investigate the witch trials in The Crucible. At first he believes them, but later he returns to the town to try and stop the trials. Deputy Governor Danforth is the judge at the witch trials. He is dedicated to removing all witches. He rules by the law and will not allow exceptions or anyone to try to undermine his court.

Hale starts believing Proctor and Marry and he becomes convinced that there telling the truth. But it is too late now and the trials are no longer in his hands but rather in those of Danforth's and the theocracy. The failure of his attempt to help them turns Hale into a broken man. As his belief in witchcraft falters so does his faith in the law. He then tries to get the people accused to lie just to save there own lives but in the end he fails at that because most people didn't want to ruin their names. So Hale after all turned out to be a good

At first, he was motivated by the writings of the church and the books he read about witchcraft. He wanted to get rid of this evil, in order to protect those who were not evil. Likely, his expert knowledge helped him feel as a more powerful leader. As the story continued, Reverend Hale was motivated to show that the legal system was not unbiased. However, he learned otherwise. Due to him previously being involved in signing to have multiple others hanged for witchcraft, he would be admitting that his beliefs in witchcraft were not founded. He then chose to encourage those who were falsely accused of witchcraft to lie to the court to be saved. Reverend Hale was determined to save further innocent people from being hanged. He now viewed this as being fair. After Proctor said he will not lie, he will tell the truth Hale yells,“you cannot!”(IV.i.144). Since he was originally motivated by his beliefs in religion and law, and he now has doubts about his beliefs being accurate, he later demonstrates his concerns about

Hale visits Proctor when Elizabeth’s name is mentioned in the court. He is present differently and “there is a quality of deference, even of guilt,” (Miller 62) about his manner. Visiting the Nurse and the Proctor home, Hale tries to disclose any misunderstanding the court holds. Hale’s attitude illustrates how he cannot believe people who are considered virtuous in town is evil and are “working” with the Devil. Before leaving, Hale tells John and Elizabeth that Parris is “ordained, therefore the light of God is in him,” (Miller 66) Hale is warning them that their life depends on Reverend Parris or the church and going against them will not lead to a desirable solution; he suggests them to attend church more often and have their last child baptized. Hale believes that a person’s religious purity and a person’s reputation in the town are connected. The people face charges for ridiculous reasons, such as for reading a book, keeping a poppet, and for “murdering” babies with their supernatural power. The court charges these people without even having any proof that they have actually committed crimes and sins. The court’s ridiculous way of charging people shows the delusion of the Puritan

Changes by Reverend Hale In the play The Crucible, Reverend Hale undergoes many changes over the course of the play. We as the reader's experience this from the introduction of the character to the end of the play. Reverend Hale is one of the main characters that we see throughout the play. We also get to see the trials through his own eyes. Hale relies on his intellect in the beginning of the play.

Reverend John Hale in The Crucible by Arthur Miller generates a dynamic character. Throughout the drama, Hale evolves from a man with intentions to free the world from satanic influence to a person who realizes the Salem witch trials were based on lies and false accusations.. Reverend Parris asked Hale to come and assist in the pursuit of evil. Hale is cautious in accepting situations that people believe have witchery involved. As a previous “witch hunter” or a “devil lookout”, initially Hale appears arrogant and authoritative. Although Hale had never really accused anyone of being a witch, he is ready to investigate and rid Salem

Hale’s arrival during Act I in Salem describes him as character full of confidence and eager to utilize his knowledge of witchcraft. Hale enters “loaded down with half a dozen heavy books”(Miller 36) and because he is carrying all these heavy books he projects an air of great knowledge and confidence. The other characters in novel greets Hale with respect and treats him as a character in high position as a respected minister. His cofidence on the subject of evil provides a sense of stability for the community of Salem. However, Hale’s own desire to discover witchcraft allows others to manipulate him easily and does not realise that he is being deceived.

Today was a very eventful day! Reverend Hale came to tell my husband and me that I had been accused of witchcraft. Not long after that Cheever arrived with a warrant for my arrest. I assumed it was Abigail who was my accuser...she is such an evil girl!. They searched the house and asked if I kept any poppet’s. I told them, “I never kept no poppet’s not since I was a girl.” They then found the doll Mary Warren gave to me earlier. They found it a little odd because apparently everything seems to be evidence of witchcraft! They came across a needle stuck in the poppet and were shocked as to what they were seeing. John called Mary Warren down and asked her about it. She said it was a gift to me that she made. Mary explained that she put the needle

American playwright, Arthur Miller in his play The Crucible implies that witch hunts still exist today and are extremely dangerous. The best way, however that Miller achieves his main goal of describing the dangers of witch hunting is through the vivid characterization of Reverend Hale. Reverend Hale is an example of a character with strong internal conflicts because during the course of the story he claims to know the signs and symptoms of the devil, and helps hunt for the supposed witches but learns the truth about salem along the way. This is supported through the story because of the multiple things that rev. Hale says such as, ¨God keep you both; let the third child be quickly baptized, and go without fail each sunday in to Sabbath ;